Melodi Grand Prix 2007
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Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was won by first-time appearance as an independent country Serbia and was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May to 12 May. The host broadcaster was YLE.Finland earned the right to host...
was chosen.
Just like in 2006, there were three semifinals held before the final, where televoting
Televoting
Televoting, telephone voting or phone voting is a method of decision making and opinion polling conducted by telephone. Televoting can also extend to voting by SMS text message via a mobile cell phone.- Broadcast contest televoting :...
decided the top four songs, the top two of which went to the final (in random order), and the songs who were placed 3rd and 4th went to the 'Second Chance' semifinal (also in random order). If NRK follow their traditional ways, it is unlikely we will ever find out the full results of the semifinals.
On 12 October 2006, NRK announced that it had received 464 songs for the 2007 Melodi Grand Prix, over half of which came from Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. However, in the final selection of the 18 participating entries, only five were written partially or entirely by Swedish composers, less than half the number of the 13 Swedish entries in Melodi Grand Prix 2006
Melodi Grand Prix 2006
Melodi Grand Prix 2006 is the television show in which the Norwegian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was chosen....
. This was most probably the results of the heavy criticism NRK received from Norwegian composers due to the heavy Swedish dominance in MGP 2006.
Just like in MGP 2006, Synnøve Svabø
Synnøve Svabø
Synnøve Svabø is a Norwegian talk show host. Svabø is best known for her 1997 boob stunt on Thorbjørn Jagland who was then the Prime Minister of Norway...
and Stian Barsnes Simonsen
Stian Barsnes Simonsen
Stian Barsnes Simonsen is a Norwegian actor and television host of Amigo, Midt i smørøyet and Melodi Grand Prix.- As host :*De ukjente *Gullruten...
hosted all five shows. However, 2006's additional side commentator, Jostein Pedersen
Jostein Pedersen
Jostein Pedersen is a Norwegian musical journalist and reporter, television commentator and "music intelligencia". He was the Norwegian commentator to the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994, and from 1996 to 2005. Since then he has covered the Song Contest on VG's web TV channel...
, was swapped with trend
Bandwagon effect
The bandwagon effect is a well documented form of groupthink in behavioral science and has many applications. The general rule is that conduct or beliefs spread among people, as fads and trends clearly do, with "the probability of any individual adopting it increasing with the proportion who have...
guru
Guru
A guru is one who is regarded as having great knowledge, wisdom, and authority in a certain area, and who uses it to guide others . Other forms of manifestation of this principle can include parents, school teachers, non-human objects and even one's own intellectual discipline, if the...
and television host Per Sundnes
Per Sundnes
Per André Sundnes is a Norwegian journalist and talk show host. He is often described as a trend and pop culture expert with a particular interest for music and fashion.-Eurovision commentator:...
, though Sundnes played a slightly smaller role than his predecessor, primarily being in charge of interval reports from the different host cities. However, he will substitute Jostein Pedersen as the new Norwegian Eurovision commentator for NRK in Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
.
Schedule
| Date | City | Venue | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 January 2007 | Alta Alta, Norway -Birdlife:For those interested in bird watching, the river outlet, known locally as Altaosen is well worth a visit. This tidal area is used as a stopover for many wetland species.-Transportation:... |
Finnmarkshallen Finnmarkshallen Finnmarkshallen is an indoor sports venue located in Alta, Norway. Opened in 1996, it is the home ground of the association football club Alta IF, that plays in the Norwegian First Division. The hall is owned by the municipality, and has a seated capacity for 1,000 people. The venue has artificial... |
Semi-final 1 |
| 27 January 2007 | Bodø Bodø is a city and a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Salten region.The city of Bodø was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . Bodin was merged with Bodø on 1 January 1968. Skjerstad was merged with Bodø on 1 January 2005... |
Bodø Spektrum | Semi-final 2 |
| 3 February 2007 | Stokke Stokke Stokke is a municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Stokke.-Background:The municipality of Stokke was established on 1 January 1838... |
Brunstad Conference Center Brunstad Conference Center Oslofjord Convention Center is a convention center in Stokke, Norway, as well as the company established to manage the facility.-Ownership and management:... |
Semi-final 3 |
| 8 February 2007 | Oslo Oslo Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King... |
Oslo Spektrum Oslo Spektrum Oslo Spektrum is an indoor multi-purpose arena in east central Oslo, Norway. It opened in December 1990. It is currently owned and operated by Norges Varemesse , who also own and operate the Norges Varemesse conference center in Lillestrøm which is Norway's largest conference center... |
Second Chance |
| 10 February 2007 | Oslo Oslo Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King... |
Oslo Spektrum Oslo Spektrum Oslo Spektrum is an indoor multi-purpose arena in east central Oslo, Norway. It opened in December 1990. It is currently owned and operated by Norges Varemesse , who also own and operate the Norges Varemesse conference center in Lillestrøm which is Norway's largest conference center... |
Final |
Final
| Draw | Song | Artist | Songwriter(s) | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Hooked On You" | Infinity Infinity (band) Infinity is a Eurodance band from Norway, active in the late 1990s, and into the 21st century. They have released two albums, Www.Happy-People.net in 1999 and Naked in the Rain in 2001. Members of the band include Kjell Gabriel Henriksen and Birgitte Moe... |
Birgitte Moe, Rune Minde | Out |
| 2 | "Vil du ha svar?" | Jenny Jensen | Mats Larsson, Åsa Karlsstrøm | Out |
| 3 | "Maybe" | Trine Rein Trine Rein Trine Rein is a Norwegian-American singer, who belongs to the exclusive group of Norwegian artists who have sold more than a million records. Trine was born in San Francisco in 1970, and therefore has both US and Norwegian citizenship.-Successful debut:... featuring Andreas Ljones |
Niclas Molinder, Joachim Persson, Pelle Ankarberg | Out |
| 4 | "Chicken Rodeo" | Dusty Cowshit | Dusty Cowshit | Gold Final |
| 5 | "Love On The Dancefloor" | Torhild Sivertsen & The Funky Family | Taiwo Karlsen, Kehinde Karlsen | Out |
| 6 | "Rocket Ride" | Jannicke Abrahamsen | Knut-Øyvind Hagen, Thomas G:son Thomas G:son Thomas Gustafsson is a Swedish composer and musician from Skövde, Västergötland, Sweden, north-east of Göteborg. However, he is much more known nationally and internationally simply as Thomas G:son, his artistic name. Since 1998, Thomas has worked full time as a songwriter for the company G:songs... , Andreas Rickstrand |
Gold Final |
| 7 | "Wannabe" | Crash! | Trond "Teeny" Holter Wig Wam Wig Wam is a Norwegian hard rock band, which is dedicated to Glam metal and is the style of typical rock bands from the 1980s movement.- Eurovision :... |
Gold Final |
| 8 | "Ven a bailar conmigo Ven a bailar conmigo "Ven a bailar conmigo" was the Norwegian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, performed in English and Spanish by Guri Schanke.... " |
Guri Schanke Guri Schanke Guri Schanke is a Norwegian actress and singer. She is known in Norway for her acting career, and was part of the 2005 round of the Norwegian version of Dancing with the Stars, where she came in second.... |
Thomas G:son Thomas G:son Thomas Gustafsson is a Swedish composer and musician from Skövde, Västergötland, Sweden, north-east of Göteborg. However, he is much more known nationally and internationally simply as Thomas G:son, his artistic name. Since 1998, Thomas has worked full time as a songwriter for the company G:songs... |
Gold Final |
| Song | Artist | Songwriter(s) | Jury | Televotes | Total | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Chicken Rodeo" | Dusty Cowshit | Dusty Cowshit | 14,000 | 55,062 | 69,062 | 4 |
| "Rocket Ride" | Jannicke Abrahamsen | Knut-Øyvind Hagen, Thomas G:son Thomas G:son Thomas Gustafsson is a Swedish composer and musician from Skövde, Västergötland, Sweden, north-east of Göteborg. However, he is much more known nationally and internationally simply as Thomas G:son, his artistic name. Since 1998, Thomas has worked full time as a songwriter for the company G:songs... , Andreas Rickstrand |
14,000 | 64,443 | 78,443 | 2 |
| "Wannabe" | Crash! | Trond "Teeny" Holter Wig Wam Wig Wam is a Norwegian hard rock band, which is dedicated to Glam metal and is the style of typical rock bands from the 1980s movement.- Eurovision :... |
24,000 | 46,203 | 70,203 | 3 |
| "Ven a bailar conmigo" | Guri Schanke Guri Schanke Guri Schanke is a Norwegian actress and singer. She is known in Norway for her acting career, and was part of the 2005 round of the Norwegian version of Dancing with the Stars, where she came in second.... |
Thomas G:son Thomas G:son Thomas Gustafsson is a Swedish composer and musician from Skövde, Västergötland, Sweden, north-east of Göteborg. However, he is much more known nationally and internationally simply as Thomas G:son, his artistic name. Since 1998, Thomas has worked full time as a songwriter for the company G:songs... |
14,000 | 94,541 | 108,541 | 1 |
Voting
| Song | Juries | Televoting Regions | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alta Alta, Norway -Birdlife:For those interested in bird watching, the river outlet, known locally as Altaosen is well worth a visit. This tidal area is used as a stopover for many wetland species.-Transportation:... |
Bodø Bodø is a city and a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Salten region.The city of Bodø was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . Bodin was merged with Bodø on 1 January 1968. Skjerstad was merged with Bodø on 1 January 2005... |
Stokke Stokke Stokke is a municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Stokke.-Background:The municipality of Stokke was established on 1 January 1838... |
Total | Eastern Norway |
Southern Norway |
Northern Norway |
Central Norway |
Western Norway |
Total | |
| "Chicken Rodeo" | 2,000 | 10,000 | 2,000 | 14,000 | 30,508 | 11,761 | 2,923 | 4,473 | 5,397 | 55,062 |
| "Rocket Ride" | 6,000 | 2,000 | 6,000 | 14,000 | 32,902 | 13,179 | 3,869 | 6,604 | 7,879 | 64,443 |
| "Wannabe" | 10,000 | 4,000 | 10,000 | 24,000 | 24,684 | 8,634 | 2,478 | 4,489 | 5,918 | 46,203 |
| "Ven a bailar conmigo" | 4,000 | 6,000 | 4,000 | 14,000 | 50,867 | 12,021 | 6,225 | 11,829 | 13,599 | 94,541 |
Spokespersons
- Alta: Marit Hætta Øverli
- Bodø: Jonas Ueland KolstadJonas Ueland KolstadJonas Ueland Kolstad is a Norwegian football goalkeeper who currently plays for Bodø/Glimt.- Career statistics :-References:** - Norwegian Premier League statistics...
- Stokke: Tove Lisbeth Vasvik
- Eastern Norway: Jorun Vang
- Southern Norway: Knut Knudsen Eigenland
- Northern Norway: Nina Birgitte Einem
- Central Norway: Tom Erik Sørensen
- Western Norway: Øyver Bakke
Semi-final 1
| Draw | Song | Artist | Songwriter(s) | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Love On The Dancefloor" | Torhild Sivertsen and The Funky Family | Taiwo Karlsen, Kehinde Karlsen | Final |
| 2 | "Goodbye To Yesterday" | Blue Moon Band | Kjetil Røsnes, Kirsti Johansen | Siste Sjansen |
| 3 | "Perfect Sin" | Marika Lejon | Adam Kalvermark | Out |
| 4 | "Livets små stjerner" | Marianne Solberg | Kirsti Carr | Out |
| 5 | "Are You Ready?" | Stian Joneid | Kim A. Hagen, Hans Petter Moen | Siste Sjansen |
| 6 | "Hooked On You" | Infinity Infinity (band) Infinity is a Eurodance band from Norway, active in the late 1990s, and into the 21st century. They have released two albums, Www.Happy-People.net in 1999 and Naked in the Rain in 2001. Members of the band include Kjell Gabriel Henriksen and Birgitte Moe... |
Birgitte Moe, Rune Minde | Final |
Semi-final 2
| Draw | Song | Artist | Songwriter(s) | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Ven a bailar conmigo Ven a bailar conmigo "Ven a bailar conmigo" was the Norwegian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, performed in English and Spanish by Guri Schanke.... " |
Guri Schanke Guri Schanke Guri Schanke is a Norwegian actress and singer. She is known in Norway for her acting career, and was part of the 2005 round of the Norwegian version of Dancing with the Stars, where she came in second.... |
Thomas G:son Thomas G:son Thomas Gustafsson is a Swedish composer and musician from Skövde, Västergötland, Sweden, north-east of Göteborg. However, he is much more known nationally and internationally simply as Thomas G:son, his artistic name. Since 1998, Thomas has worked full time as a songwriter for the company G:songs... |
Final |
| 2 | "Better Than This" | Hazen | Mikael Jensen, Eivind Skådal, Morten Hazen | Siste Sjansen |
| 3 | "Under stjernene" | Malin Schavenius | Thomas Thörnholm, Dan Attlerud, Kurre Westling, Micke Løvdalen | Siste Sjansen |
| 4 | "I Wanna Be With You" | Andreea | Maria Marcus | Out |
| 5 | "Unbelievable" | Amelia | Svein Finneide, Ken Ingwersen, Daniel Pandher, Jens Thoresen, Tommy la Verdi, Halvor Holter |
Out |
| 6 | "Chicken Rodeo" | Dusty Cowshit | Dusty Cowshit | Final |
Semi-final 3
| Draw | Song | Artist | Song writer(s) | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Rocket Ride" | Jannicke Abrahamsen | Knut-Øyvind Hagen, Thomas G:son Thomas G:son Thomas Gustafsson is a Swedish composer and musician from Skövde, Västergötland, Sweden, north-east of Göteborg. However, he is much more known nationally and internationally simply as Thomas G:son, his artistic name. Since 1998, Thomas has worked full time as a songwriter for the company G:songs... , Andreas Rickstrand |
Siste Sjansen |
| 2 | "Maybe" | Trine Rein Trine Rein Trine Rein is a Norwegian-American singer, who belongs to the exclusive group of Norwegian artists who have sold more than a million records. Trine was born in San Francisco in 1970, and therefore has both US and Norwegian citizenship.-Successful debut:... feat. Andreas Ljones |
Niclas Molinder, Joachim Persson, Pelle Ankarberg | Siste Sjansen |
| 3 | "Creator" | Monica Hjelle | Jan Eggum Jan Eggum Jan Eggum is a Norwegian singer-songwriter who has been active since 1975. He is often characterised as a "face for the melancholy", and the themes in his songs are often broken hearts, loneliness and sorrow... , Kaja Huuse |
Out |
| 4 | "Wannabe" | Crash! | Trond "Teeny" Holter Wig Wam Wig Wam is a Norwegian hard rock band, which is dedicated to Glam metal and is the style of typical rock bands from the 1980s movement.- Eurovision :... |
Final |
| 5 | "Here" | Christina Undhjem | Eirik Husabø | Out |
| 6 | "Vil du ha svar?" | Jenny Jensen | Mats Larsson, Åsa Karlsstrøm | Final |
Siste Sjansen round
| Draw | Song | Artist | Songwriter(s) | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Goodbye To Yesterday" | Blue Moon Band | Kjetil Røsnes, Kirsti Johansen | Out |
| 2 | "Are You Ready?" | Stian Joneid | Kim A. Hagen, Hans Petter Moen | Out |
| 3 | "Better Than This" | Hazen | Mikael Jensen, Eivind Skådal, Morten Hazen | Out |
| 4 | "Under stjernene" | Malin Schavenius | Thomas Thörnholm, Dan Attlerud, Kurre Westling, Micke Løvdalen | Out |
| 5 | "Maybe" | Trine Rein Trine Rein Trine Rein is a Norwegian-American singer, who belongs to the exclusive group of Norwegian artists who have sold more than a million records. Trine was born in San Francisco in 1970, and therefore has both US and Norwegian citizenship.-Successful debut:... feat. Andreas Ljones |
Niclas Molinder, Joachim Persson, Pelle Ankarberg | Final |
| 6 | "Rocket Ride" | Jannicke Abrahamsen | Knut-Øyvind Hagen, Thomas G:son Thomas G:son Thomas Gustafsson is a Swedish composer and musician from Skövde, Västergötland, Sweden, north-east of Göteborg. However, he is much more known nationally and internationally simply as Thomas G:son, his artistic name. Since 1998, Thomas has worked full time as a songwriter for the company G:songs... , Andreas Rickstrand |
Final |
Past Grand Prix experience
- Trine Rein took part in the Melodi Grand Prix 2006Melodi Grand Prix 2006Melodi Grand Prix 2006 is the television show in which the Norwegian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was chosen....
final, where also the two song writers of "Are You Ready", Moen and Hagen, participated as artists. Unlike Trine, they reached the super final where they became the runners up behind Christine GuldbrandsenChristine GuldbrandsenChristine Guldbrandsen is a singer who is best-known internationally for being the Norwegian entrant in the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest. With a crystal-clear voice and a impressive vocal range she is often compared to sopranos like Sissel Kyrkjebø and Hayley Westenra...
. Also present in the qualifying rounds the same year were Christina Undhjem and Jannicke Abrahamsen. Jannicke also reached the second chance round, where she failed to qualify for the final. - Both Andreea and Marianne Solberg, the latter one as part of the five member group Blissed, took part in Melodi Grand Prix 2005, where both failed to reach the super final.
- Malin Schavenius finished joint last in Melodi Grand Prix 2004, without any points at all.
- Trond "Teeny" Holter, composer of Crash!'s "Wannabe", competed two years in a row as a guitarist in the glam rock band Wig WamWig WamWig Wam is a Norwegian hard rock band, which is dedicated to Glam metal and is the style of typical rock bands from the 1980s movement.- Eurovision :...
. In 2004, their "Crazy Things" finished third in that year's super final. In MGP 2005 they won the national final with a margin of more than 10,000 televotes. Their song "In My Dreams" finished on ninth place in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005Eurovision Song Contest 2005The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the 50th Eurovision Song Contest, which was held at the Palace of Sports, Kiev, Ukraine. The winner was Greece's My Number One, written by Christos Dantis and Natalia Germanou and performed by Swedish-born Greek singer Elena Paparizou, who scored 230 points,...
final after previously having qualified through the semi final the same week. - Jan EggumJan EggumJan Eggum is a Norwegian singer-songwriter who has been active since 1975. He is often characterised as a "face for the melancholy", and the themes in his songs are often broken hearts, loneliness and sorrow...
, the composer of "Creator", took part as an artist in Melodi Grand Prix 1988 with the song "Deilige drøm" (Lovely Dream), where he finished tenth and last. Early rumours said that Mia Gundersen, a three time Melodi Grand Prix participant, would sing his song. - Thomas G:sonThomas G:sonThomas Gustafsson is a Swedish composer and musician from Skövde, Västergötland, Sweden, north-east of Göteborg. However, he is much more known nationally and internationally simply as Thomas G:son, his artistic name. Since 1998, Thomas has worked full time as a songwriter for the company G:songs...
has written or co-written more than 30 national final entries for six different countries; Sweden, Norway, FinlandFinlandFinland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, SpainSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, LatviaLatviaLatvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
and RomaniaRomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
. Two of them, "Listen To Your Heartbeat" by FriendsFriendsFriends is an American sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994 to May 6, 2004. The series revolves around a group of friends in Manhattan. The series was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
and "Invincible" by CarolaCarola HäggkvistCarola Maria Häggkvist , better known as simply Carola, is a Swedish singer and occasional songwriter. She has been among Sweden's most popular performers since the early 1980s, and has released albums ranging from pop and disco to hymns and folk music...
, won the Swedish MelodifestivalenMelodifestivalenMelodifestivalen is an annual music competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television and Sveriges Radio . It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, and has been staged almost every year since 1959...
in respectively 2001 and 2006, and both went on to finish fifth in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001Eurovision Song Contest 2001The Eurovision Song Contest 2001 was the 46th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 12 May 2001 in the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was the first time in 36 years that Denmark hosted the Eurovision Song Contest, thanks to the Olsen Brothers' win the previous year in Stockholm...
and 2006Eurovision Song Contest 2006The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on 18 May and 20 May 2006 . The hosting national broadcaster of the contest was Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi . The Finnish band Lordi won the contest with the song "Hard Rock...
. His most successful MGP entry so far was the drag duo QueentasticQueentasticQueentastic is a group of Norwegian drag artists, established in early 2005.-Background:Members Dean Erik Andersen, born in 1971 in Kristiansand, and Geir Lillejord, born in Skien in 1968, both have previous drag experience from their membership in Great Garlic Girls - another Norwegian drag act...
's "Absolutely Fabulous", which finished third in MGP 2006. - Kirsti Carr, composer of "Livets små stjerner", took part in Melodi Grand Prix 2006 as an artist of the song "Misled", which reached the second chance round, but failed to gain enough televotes to reach the final from there.
This Year's Melodi Grand Prix
- A total of 260,249 televotes were counted in the gold final, down with about 4,450 from the MGP gold final of 2006.
- After a rather unexiting vote announcement sequence, as Guri won with more than 30,000 televotes more than the runner up Jannicke, the 45 year old famous musicalMusical theatreMusical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
artist and Dancing with the StarsDancing with the StarsDancing with the Stars is the name of several international television series based on the format of the British TV series Strictly Come Dancing, which is distributed by BBC Worldwide – the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the format has been licensed to over 35 countries...
participant Guri SchankeGuri SchankeGuri Schanke is a Norwegian actress and singer. She is known in Norway for her acting career, and was part of the 2005 round of the Norwegian version of Dancing with the Stars, where she came in second....
, was declared the winner of Melodi Grand Prix 2007. Though the punkPop punkPop punk is a fusion music genre that combines elements of punk rock with pop music, to varying degrees. Allmusic describes the genre as a strand of alternative rock, which typically merges pop melodies with speedy punk tempos, chord changes and loud guitars...
-popPop musicPop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
/rockRock musicRock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
group Crash! won the votes of the three juries by a landslide - composed as they all were by three younger and three older than 30 years - they were the least favourites among the televoters. Guri Schanke won four out of the five televoting regions, only missing out on the South of Norway by a couple of thousand votes. Guri received about 38% of the televotes in the gold final, a much higher percentage and total number of votes than Christine GuldbrandsenChristine GuldbrandsenChristine Guldbrandsen is a singer who is best-known internationally for being the Norwegian entrant in the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest. With a crystal-clear voice and a impressive vocal range she is often compared to sopranos like Sissel Kyrkjebø and Hayley Westenra...
received the year before. - Ven a bailar conmigoVen a bailar conmigo"Ven a bailar conmigo" was the Norwegian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, performed in English and Spanish by Guri Schanke....
, as is the title of Guri's winning entry, is Spanish and means come with me to dance or simply come dance with me. The entry was specifically order by the Norwegian broadcaster NRK who wanted Guri Schanke to dance and sing an uptempo, fiery LatinoLatin American musicLatin American music, found within Central and South America, is a series of musical styles and genres that mixes influences from Spanish, African and indigenous sources, that has recently become very famous in the US.-Argentina:...
song - due to Guri's second place in the Norwegian version of the popular TV series Dancing with the StarsDancing with the StarsDancing with the Stars is the name of several international television series based on the format of the British TV series Strictly Come Dancing, which is distributed by BBC Worldwide – the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the format has been licensed to over 35 countries...
- airing on the commercial TV station TV2TV 2 (Norway)TV 2 is the largest commercial television station in Norway. Over 30% of the time Norwegians spend watching TV is spent watching TV 2. The station has 65% of the market for TV commercials in Norway....
- where she learned to dance tangoTango (dance)Tango dance originated in the area of the Rio de la Plata , and spread to the rest of the world soon after....
perfectly, amongst other dances. Even the song writer Thomas G:sonThomas G:sonThomas Gustafsson is a Swedish composer and musician from Skövde, Västergötland, Sweden, north-east of Göteborg. However, he is much more known nationally and internationally simply as Thomas G:son, his artistic name. Since 1998, Thomas has worked full time as a songwriter for the company G:songs...
- SwedenSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
's answer to Ralph SiegelRalph SiegelRalph Siegel is a German record producer and songwriter. He is married to the opera singer Kriemhild Jahn. He has three daughters, one of them Giulia Siegel divorced from German entrepreneur Hans Wehrmann....
concerning the record of Eurovision Song Contest and national final compositions - was personally contacted and invited by NRK. The leading Eurovision fan site, ESCToday.com, has already crowned Thomas G:son to be the new Eurovision kingMonarchA monarch is the person who heads a monarchy. This is a form of government in which a state or polity is ruled or controlled by an individual who typically inherits the throne by birth and occasionally rules for life or until abdication...
stealing the privilege from IrelandIrelandIreland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
's triple winner Johnny LoganJohnny Logan (singer)Johnny Logan , is an Australian-born Irish singer and composer. He is regarded as "Mister Eurovision", having participated in the Eurovision Song Contest many times since the 1970s, and, since 1992, has been the most successful artist in Eurovision history.Logan has won the international contest on...
.http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/7637 Both Guri and Thomas thought NRK had a fantastic idea and decided to jump into it. Since then, NRK has promoted Guri and her song as the one to beat, even being announced a week before the other entrants in her semi final and giving her the last, and thus best, starting position in the big final. - NRK video of Guri Schanke's winning performance of her latino entry Ven a bailar conmigo.
- Before the results of the gold final were announced, last year's winner Christine GuldbrandsenChristine GuldbrandsenChristine Guldbrandsen is a singer who is best-known internationally for being the Norwegian entrant in the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest. With a crystal-clear voice and a impressive vocal range she is often compared to sopranos like Sissel Kyrkjebø and Hayley Westenra...
made a spectacular entrance into the stage of Oslo Spektrum, were she was descending from the sky looking like a real angel. She sang two of her own songs, one from her new album that was released commercially five days prior to the final, plus a remixed version of her own Eurovision entry Alvedansen. - The after party for participants, hosts, previous MGP and Eurovision artists and other invited guests, was this year held at the new, and Norway's only, Hard Rock CaféHard Rock CafeHard Rock Cafe is a chain of theme restaurants founded in 1971 by Americans Peter Morton & Isaac Tigrett. In 1979, the cafe began covering its walls with rock and roll memorabilia, a tradition which expanded to others in the chain. In 2006, Hard Rock was sold to the Seminole Tribe of Florida, and...
situated on Oslo's main street, the Karl Johan StreetKarl Johans gateKarl Johans gate is the main street of the city of Oslo, Norway. The street was named in honor of King Karl Johan, who was King of Sweden and of Norway....
, the location of Norway's royal castle and parliament, plus Oslo's central train station and parts of its university. There, all the super finalists performed their songs once again, as well as BobbysocksBobbysocksFor the 1950s teen rage see Bobby soxerBobbysocks! were a Norwegian pop duo consisting of Norwegian Hanne Krogh and Swedish-Norwegian Elisabeth Andreassen. They won the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 with the song "La det swinge" ....
who sang their Eurovision winning entry La det swingeLa det swinge"La det swinge" is a song in Norwegian, sung by the pop duo Bobbysocks!. It was the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 - Norway's first victory in the contest.- Background :...
. Guri Schanke promised not to put her heals onto the roof as she said, but rather enjoy her victory in a more relaxed manner with just a glass of champagne or two.
ESC history
- Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007Norway chose their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 during Melodi Grand Prix 2007. Actress turned singer, Guri Schanke, won the right to represent Norway with the song "Ven a bailar conmigo". The selection process consisted of four semi-finals and a final on 10 February 2007...
- Norway in the Eurovision Song ContestNorway in the Eurovision Song ContestNorway has been participating in the Eurovision Song Contest since 1960 and only been absent twice: in 1970, when they boycotted the contest over disagreements about the voting structure, and in 2002, when they did not qualify....
Sister contests
- Melodifestivalen 2007Melodifestivalen 2007
Melodifestivalen 2007 was the selection for the 47th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 46th time that this system of picking a song has been used. Five semifinals took place to select the ten songs for the final, in Jönköping, Gothenburg, Örnsköldsvik, Gävle and a...
- Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2007
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2007
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2007 was the selection for the song to represent Denmark at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007. Two semi-finals and two wildcard selections took place to select the 10 songs that would compete to sing for Denmark at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki, Finland.In each...
- Euroviisut 2007
Euroviisut 2007
Euroviisut 2007 was the show in which Finland chose its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007. Finland hosted the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time, after Lordi won in 2006.-Overview:...
- Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2007
Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2007
Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2007 was the show in which Iceland selected its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, held in Helsinki, Finland....
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